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Larche, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Coordinates: 44°27′08″N 6°50′50″E / 44.4522°N 6.8472°E / 44.4522; 6.8472
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Larche
A general view of the village of Larche
A general view of the village of Larche
Location of Larche
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Larche is located in France
Larche
Larche
Larche is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Larche
Larche
Coordinates: 44°27′08″N 6°50′50″E / 44.4522°N 6.8472°E / 44.4522; 6.8472
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementBarcelonnette
CantonBarcelonnette
CommuneVal-d'Oronaye
Area
1
68.86 km2 (26.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
50
 • Density0.73/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
04530
Elevation1,606–3,165 m (5,269–10,384 ft)
(avg. 1,697 m or 5,568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Larche (French pronunciation: [laʁʃ]; Vivaro-Alpine: L'Archa) is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Oronaye.[2]

Geography

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It lies on the northwestern foot of the Maddalena Pass, called Col de Larche in French.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765876—    
1793679−22.5%
1800848+24.9%
1806747−11.9%
1821784+5.0%
1831789+0.6%
1836788−0.1%
1841738−6.3%
1846677−8.3%
1851700+3.4%
1856672−4.0%
1861677+0.7%
1866650−4.0%
1872665+2.3%
1876645−3.0%
1881615−4.7%
1886787+28.0%
YearPop.±%
1891552−29.9%
1896576+4.3%
1901558−3.1%
1906587+5.2%
1911552−6.0%
1921377−31.7%
1926362−4.0%
1931299−17.4%
1936267−10.7%
1954151−43.4%
1962102−32.5%
1968128+25.5%
1975100−21.9%
198291−9.0%
199071−22.0%
199983+16.9%
200872−13.3%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 14 December 2015 (in French)